''The Stamp-Collector's Magazine'' was one of the earliest philatelic magazines. It was published in twelve volumes between February 1863 and 1874.
Contributors
Among its regular contributors was the first female philatelist of note,
Adelaide Lucy Fenton
Adelaide Lucy Fenton (1824 or 1825 – 6 February 1897) de Worms, Percy. ''The Royal Philatelic Society London. 1869–April 10th-1919''. Bath: 1919, p.67-69. was an early female philatelist and philatelic journalist who was among the first ...
, who wrote under a variety of pen-names, including ''Herbert Camoens'', the name of a Portuguese poet which she chose partly because it also included the name of the Belgian dealer
Jean-Baptiste Moens
Jean-Baptiste Philippe Constant Moens (27 May 1833, Tournai – 28 April 1908) was a Belgium, Belgian philatelist recognized as the first stamp dealer, dealer in stamps for collectors. He was one of the original philatelic literature, philatelic j ...
,de Worms, Percy. ''The Royal Philatelic Society London. 1869–April 10th-1919''. Bath: 1919, p.67-69. ''Fentonia'', ''Celestina'', ''Virginia'' and ''SJV'' after the name of her home, St. John's Villa in Clifton, Bristol.Birch, Brian. ''Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers''. 9th edition. Standish, Wigan: 2008, p.519.Schofield, Brian. ''Who Was Who in British Philately''. London:
British Philatelic Trust
The British Philatelic Trust was established in 1981 by the British Post Office. The governing deed was executed on 26 September 1983.Online version here. Birch, p.326. Bound copies of ''The Stamp-Collector's Magazine'' were presented to Miss Fenton by the Editor in gratitude for her contributions and they are now in the library of The
Royal Philatelic Society London
The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on 10 April 1869 as ''The Philatelic Society, London''. The society runs a postal museum, the Spear Museum of Philatelic History, at its he ...
complete with Miss Fenton's marginal notes.Rogers-Tillstone, Capt. B. ''The Royal Philatelic Society London 1869–1969''. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 1969, p.150. Peter Anderson, the Scottish philatelist, appeared in the magazine's pages in May 1869, then only about sixteen years of age."Mr. P.J. Anderson, M.A., L.L.B." by
Edward Denny Bacon
Sir Edward Denny Bacon, KCVO (29 August 1860 – 5 June 1938)Biography in the ...
in ''
The London Philatelist
''The London Philatelist'' was first published in January 1892 by
The Philatelic Record
''The Philatelic Record'' was an important early Philatelic literature, philatelic magazine published in 36 volumes between February 1879 and 1914. It was originally published by Percival Loines Pemberton, Pemberton, Wilson and Company of London ...